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City, county adopt UGB expansion
The McMinnville city council adopted an urban growth boundary expansion plan, which the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners also adopted after a public hearing Thursday.
Ordinance No. 5098, which ...
Mac UGB expansion heads to county after 4-2 council vote in favor
The McMinnville city council adopted an urban growth boundary expansion at its Tuesday meeting. The plan now moves to the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on Thursday for a public hearing. If ...
Mac council OKs first reading of UGB expansion
On Thursday, following a third night of public testimony that reflected many previously raised concerns, the McMinnville City Council voted 5-1 to approve a first reading of Ordinance 5098, which ...
Mix of concern, support expressed at UGB public hearings
The first two days of public hearings on McMinnville’s proposed urban growth boundary (UGB) expansion centered on concerns about housing affordability, frustrations from some farmers in the ...
Program helps families chase down fun activities
When the pandemic began in March, Eva Botelho and her 5-year-old daughter, Vivi, confronted the challenge many families experienced after the cancellation of in-person school and activities. With no in-person ...
After years of challenges, McMinnville City Council to vote on expansion of urban growth boundary
After working on an urban growth boundary expansion plan for 26 years and navigating a series of legal challenges, the city of McMinnville is close to voting on a plan that would add 662.4 buildable ...
Wineries once again adapt to restrictions
Vineyards and wineries in the Willamette Valley have been forced into a series of adjustments in 2020, from responding to the decline of wine sales due to restaurant closures, to a harvest with complications ...
Downtown restaurants brace for another blow
On Sunday, 1882 Grille closed temporarily for the fourth time this year. Its latest closure is in response to new COVID-19 restrictions the state of Oregon announced last Friday, which include limiting ...
Land-use watch groups on board with UGB expansion plan
McMinnville’s proposal to expand its urban growth boundary has received approval from Friends of Yamhill County and 1000 Friends of Oregon, land use watchdog groups whose opposition prevented the ...
In McMinnville, the day belongs to incumbents
After heated election season, Mayor Hill, Councilors Menke and Garvin hold onto seats, Chenoweth will come aboard
Hill wins second term as McMinnville's mayor
Scott Hill has won a second term as McMinnville's mayor.
Unofficial results show the incumbent with 8,817 votes, or 59.93%, to contender Heidi Parker's 5,828 votes, or 39.61%.
Chenoweth wins council seat over McCracken in Ward 1
[Updated Wednesday 2:40 a.m.]
An open seat for Ward 1 on the McMinnville City Council will go to Chris Chenoweth, who has 2,300 votes, or 57.33%, in unofficial results, in his race against U.S. ...
Menke retains Ward 2 seat on Mac city council
[Update Wednesday 2:50 a.m.]
Longtime councilor Kellie Menke has held off a contentious run by opponent Brittany Ruiz to keep her Ward 2 seat on the McMinnville city council.
Menke has 3,644 votes, or ...
Ward 3 councilor Garvin wins second term in McMinnville
[Updated Wednesday 3 a.m.]
In Ward 3, McMinnnville Councilor Adam Garvin has kept his seat for another term.
In unofficial results, Garvin's vote count was 2,585, or 61.64%. McMinnville community organizer ...
Local races generate big spending
Campaign finance records show this election cycle has been the most expensive in McMinnville’s history. As of Thursday, total contributions to races for three council positions and the mayor’s ...
New reporter hired full time; DeJonge moves on
... reporters.
Her final day with the News-Register was last week.
Meanwhile, the News-Register has hired Dora Totoian as a full-time reporter. She will cover the McMinnville city beat along with other assignments.
DeJonge ...
Broader civic involvement should be a universal goal
In a front page story in today’s edition, reporter Dora Totoian asks: How well do city managers, councils and mayors in Yamhill County reflect the ethnic and demographic ...
Who governs us: In Yamhill County, cities seek to broaden leadership
After a summer of protests and conversations prompted many residents of Yamhill County to reflect on race and equity in life and work, the fall election season poses an interesting question: Who governs ...
Harvest of Hope: Yamhill County winemakers navigate 2020's unique challenges
Joel Kiff always hoped that one year he could pick all the grapes from his 9-acre McMinnville vineyard himself, to say he had personally completed each step of the winemaking process.
In a normal year, ...
